along a fault line
вдоль линии разлома
We hiked along a fault line and could see where the ground had shifted.
Мы прошли вдоль линии разлома и видели, где сдвинулась земля.
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fault line
fault line
Meaning of fault line
English
crack in the earth’s crust
Русский
разрыв или трещина в земной коре, где происходят смещения
Pronunciation
British English
/ˈfɔːlt ˌlaɪn/
American English
/ˈfɔlt ˌlaɪn/
fault line with Russian translation
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Вдоль разлома
Along the faultactive fault line
активный разлом
Engineers designed the bridge to survive a quake on an active fault line.
Инженеры спроектировали мост так, чтобы он выдержал землетрясение на активном разломе.
- sit on a fault lineнаходиться на линии разлома
- major fault lineкрупная линия разлома
Жить и строить на разломе
Living and building on a fault linebuild on a fault line
строить на линии разлома
Builders were told not to build on a fault line that runs under the old quarry.
Строителям запретили строить на линии разлома, которая проходит под старым карьером.
жить рядом с линией разлома
We live near a fault line, so we bolted the bookshelves to the wall.
Мы живём рядом с линией разлома, поэтому прикрепили книжные полки к стене.
- a fault line runs underпод … проходит линия разлома
fault line usage examples
🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian
The town is on a fault line.
Город стоит на линии разлома.
🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian
Scientists study the fault line.
Учёные изучают линию разлома.
fault line synonyms
Related word breakdowns
What's the difference between fault line, fault, tectonic fault, fault zone, plate boundary, and rift
ENScientists studied the fault that caused the tremor.
T
🇬🇧English
tectonic fault
technical term
B2rare word
ENMovement on the tectonic fault generated a series of aftershocks.
Advanced: broader words
F
🇬🇧English
fault zone
area with many faults
B2rare word
ENThe seismic activity is distributed across a wide fault zone.
P
🇬🇧English
plate boundary
boundary between plates, broader
B2rare word
ENMany major earthquakes happen along plate boundaries.
R
🇬🇧English
rift
large crack where the crust pulls apart
B2rare word
ENThe continental rift opened into a broad rift valley.
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What does fault line mean?
crack in the earth’s crust
How do you pronounce fault line?
fault line is pronounced [ˈfɔːlt ˌlaɪn].
How is fault line used in a sentence?
Город стоит на линии разлома. Translation: The town is on a fault line.
Is fault line part of Natural Phenomena vocabulary?
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